Hose coupling



2 Sheets-Sheet l NNN J. A. JENSEN HOSE COUPLING Filed May 16, 1934 INVENTOR: l

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May 21, 1935. J. A. JENSEN HOSE .COUPLING Filed may 1e, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 2i, 1935 h JarneliA.` Jensen,`

se PATENT n moet?? nose confuse jn t Quaker City Iron Philadelphia, Pa., assigner to Works, Philadelphia, Pa., a

corporation `of lennsylvanla' This invention rennes to nose couplings: and

it hasreference more particularly 1to' couplings.

for hose such as are used in connection with tank vehicles employed inthe delivery ofi gasoline,` `lubricating oils and other liquid commodities;

,.The couplings ordinarily associated `withhose of the kindreferred -to heavy vvswiveljjoint type, is required in connecting are of the ,bulky and and considerable timey such hose `to' the drain faucets of the vehicle tanks, as well' asin connecting together several p hose.V 'I'he manipulation sections of thedrain of the swivel couplings moreover .entails the aid of special and ,cumbersome tools which are apt to be misplaced or lost.

`'I'he main .object of.` my :invention is to, `overcome the drawbacks to which attention has been In other words, it has for its` directed above.

chief aim the provision of a hose coupling which l will make possiblethe quick, connection of several hose sections, orthe connection of 'any one of such sections to the drain faucet of a tank vehicle without necessitating .the employment of special manipulating instrumentalities. f

Another `object of my invention is to provide a hose coupling, which,

this invention will be inaddition to `having the aforementioned attributeawill permit connection of a conventional form to any one of the hose sections.

Further objects and attendant manifest from the detailed of discharge tip advantages of description which follows ofthe accompanying drawings.; wherein, Fig. 4I is a broken-out view, partly in elevation and partlyin section, of `a hose sectionj having quick attachable and detachable coupling fittings embodying the present improvements.

Fig. 1I is a fragmentary view, likewise partly in elevation and partly in section, hose section coupled with the a tank vehicle.

showing the drain faucet of Fig. III is a cross sectional view taken as indicated by the arrows III-III in Fig. l1.

Fig. IV is a fragmentary view similar to rig.

In Fig. I there is illustrated a hose section which may be of a convenient length for ready carriage on may be of any suitable which will readily yield to ilexure to opposite ends lof the` Permanently attached hose l are complemental a tank vehicle,

and which in itself composite construction and bending.

fittings t and 1 which,

ponent l `ferentially contracted by `section I comprises a tubular member Application Mayic, im, rserial No. .125,961

t comme (oisans-143i taken Y together, constitute the coupling with which the present invention is more particularly concerned. As shown, the fitting comprises an internally-smooth tubular component l which is `provided with amedially-allocated polygonal L 5 nut flange or head 9. The portion of the comrearward of the nuthead 8 has an annularrecess Il to receive the corresponding .end of the hose B, it being particularly noted `that the inner wall of said recess extends well 10 beyond the outer wall; `and said component is provided exteriorly with'a relatively fine screw thread I Ilfor engagement by the internal thread of a sleeve nut I2 which surrounds the hose end. Located within the shouldered -hollow I3 ofthe 15 sleeve nut I2 is alsplit clamp ring Il having internal tooth ridges or serrations Ii, and a beveled frontal edge It to cooperate with an `opposing bevel I1 on the member 2. Obviously, by

'virtue of this arrangement, as the sleeve nut `I2 20 the split clamp ring Il. is circumthe wedging action of the bevels II, I1,with the result that its internal tooth ridges or serrations Il are firmly embedded in the materialof the hose' Land supported by 25 the inner` wall of the recess Il as a firm backing therefor, whereby the ntting I is tightly `and permanently secured to the hose end. Immediately forward of the nut flange I, `the member 2 is drawn up,

hasa short shoulderedV portion I8 with a com- 30 Vparatively coarse right-handscrew thread which is separatedby a vrectI ingular-section circumferential groove Il fromanend ilange2II. For a purpose later on explained, the anged end of the member I is axially recessed asat 2l.

The fitting] `at the opposite end of the hose 22, which, like the member.. of the tting i is permanently .secured tothe hose end by means of a split clamp ring 2l and cooperative sleeve nut 24, and which o is formed, outwardly of a nut flange 25, with a coarse right-hand screw threaded portion 28 whereof the diameter and the thread pitch is exactly the same as that of the portion I8 of the first described fitting t. However, instead of being flanged like the member I of thefltting t, the cuter end of the member 22 of the fitting 1 is made plain cylindric as at 21. and formed in its annular cross face with a recess 28 wherein is lodged a. square section resilient or compressible ring gasket 28. The inner circumferential wall of the recess 2l, it will be'noted, is extended slightly to form an axially-projecting annular lip Il. The fitting 1 also comprises a sleeve 3l that telescopically fits the plain cylindric end -portion 21 of the member 22. At its outer .actly to the portions threaded internally as at 53 to fit over end, the sleeve 3| is formed with an internallyrecessed hood or shroud ange 32 which is of substantially semi-circular configuration as shown in Fig. III, said flange having an internal recess 33 of a width equal to that of the end flange 20 of the member 8 of the fitting 6. The inner edge curvature 34 of the flange 32 is of a radius to t the curvature of the recessed portion 9 of the member 8 aforesaid. A screw bolt 35 threaded into an aperture in the member 22 projects into a longitudinal slot 36 in the sleeve 3| which latter is thus held against rotation with respect to the member 22 but capable of limited axial sliding movement relative thereto. At its inner end the sleeve 3| has a left-hand screw thread 31Vof a pitch corresponding to that of the right-hand thread 26 on the member 22. As shown ,the screw threads 26 and 31 are engaged by the internal right and left-hand threads of an adjusting nut collar 38 which is provided with circumferentially spaced grasp projections 39 for convenience of hand manipulation.

The drain faucet vgenerally designated by the numeral 48 in Fig. II maybe of a standard type such as is ordinarily used on tank vehicles, having a thread internally of its mouth or outlet 4|. Into the faucet outlet 4| is screwed an adapter 42 with aneck 43 and with an axially recessed end flange 44 lwhich respectively correspond ex- |9 and 20 of the tting 6. To connect the hose section 5 with thefaucet 40, the-hood or shroud flange 320i the fitting 1 is hooked orengaged downward over the end flange 44 of the adapter 42, whereupon the nut vcollar 38 isrotated anti-clockwise in Fig. III. By differential action of the right and left-hand screw threads 26 and 31, the tubular member 22 is drawn'inwardly of the coupling 1 with the result that the gasket 29 is compressed to form i a fluid tight seal between the opposing end faces of said member 22 tally, the, annular and the adapter 42. Incidenlip 38 on the member 22 engages the axial recess vof the adapter 42 onfthe faucet 40 to axially alignthe parts and to hold the fitting 1 against the possibility of subsequent lateral displacement in respect to the faucet.

In Fig. IV, I have shown how a discharge nozzle 45 may bequickly attached to the hose section -5 at the fitting 6; This'nozzle 45 is in itself of well known construction', and comprises a rounded elbow 46 with a bell 41 at oneend thereof which is internally threaded as at 48 for reception of a removable nozzle tip 49, a sealing gasket compressed between the upper end of the tip 49 land an annular shoulder'5l within the bell v41 insuring a duid-tight joint. The opposite end of'ithe'elbow46 is also enlarged as at 52 and and engage the screw portion I8 of the fitting 6. Here the section 5a, and turning the nut collar 38a to effect compression of the gasket 29 and to engage the annular lip 30 of the coupling 1 within the axial recess 2 la of the coupling 6a. There is thus formed a huid-tight juncture in exactly the same manner as described in connection with the coupling of the hose section 5 with the drain faucet 40.

My invention thus makes possible the quick connection of two hose sections, or the quick connection of a hose to the drain faucet of a tank vehicle or the like without the aid of tools.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

Vl. A hose coupling of the type described comprising atubular fitting having a manipulator enlargement intermediate its ends, an annular longitudinal-recess in said fitting to one side of the enlargement-for connecting-reception of a hose end, ashouldered portion at the other side of said enlargement having `a comparatively coarse right-hand screw-thread with a plain cylindrical extension; a sleeve slidably fitting said extension `with means preventing its rotation relative thereto, said sleeve having an exterior left-hand screwthread, of corresponding pitch to the plain shouldered portion right-hand screw-thread, and embodying a shroud flange for engagement over the terminal flange of an axially-aligning tting; and an adjuster nut collar having internal right and left-hand screw-threaded portions for cooperation with the extension and sleeve threaded parts to effect coupling connection of an aligned fitting or attachment of the coupling to a drain outlet.

2. A hose coupler fitting as claimed in claim 1. wherein the manipulator enlargement is in vthe form of a suitably-shaped flange; the inner wall of the longitudinally recessed portion extends well beyond the outer wall thereof, and the other end of said fitting embodies a circumferential flange with a terminal recess.`

3. A hose coupler fitting as claimed in claim 1 lwherein the manipulator enlargement is in the 'form of a polygonally-shaped iiange, the inner JALIES A. JENSEN. 

